Aper Tief

The Aper Tief is a stream in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Aper Tief
The Aper Tief (near Holtgast)
Location
Country	Germany
Location	districts of Ammerland and Leer, Lower Saxony
Reference no.	DE: 3884
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Source: Confluence of the Großer Süderbäke and Großer Norderbäke
• coordinates	53°13′03″N 7°47′34″E
• elevation	2 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	south of Detern into the Jümme
• coordinates	53°12′19″N 7°40′40″E
Length	31.4 km (19.5 mi) [1]
Basin size	276 km^2 (107 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Jümme→ Leda→ Ems→ North Sea
Landmarks	Small towns: Apen, Augustfehn, Detern Villages: Apen, Samtgemeinde Jümme
Tributaries
• left	Nordenloher Canal
• right	Große Norderbäke, Hengstforder Hauptpumpgraben

It flows through the municipalities of Apen (district of Ammerland) and Detern in the collective municipality of Jümme (district of Leer). It begins west of Apen at the confluence of the Große Süderbäke and the Große Norderbäke, runs roughly east–west and empties south of the municipality of Detern into the Jümme. Including its source river Große Süderbäke, its total length is 31.4 km (19.5 mi).[1] The Aper Tief is tidal. Its tidal range is about three quarters of a metre.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

Literature

• Dipl.-Ing. Richard Eckhoff, Hilke Hinrichs: Das Aper Tief darf wieder das Bett verlassen. In: gewässer-info, Nr. 53, January 2012, pp. 569–571 (pdf file, 3.2 MB)

References

1. Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
2. Das Aper Tief darf sein Bett wieder verlassen, Landkreis Ammerland und Ammerländische Wasserwacht, Juli 2007. Accessed on 5 February 2011

External links

• Naturschutzgebiet „Aper Tief“ beim Niedersächsischen Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz